by Pete Rosenbery CARBONDALE, Ill. — The sounds in the late October night won’t be frightening as the Southern Illinois University Carbondale School of Music presents its annual Halloween Pops concert at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 29, in Shryock Auditorium. The free, public concert is also the perfect opportunity for the audience — children and […]
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WASHINGTON — Today, U.S. Senator Eric Schmitt (R-MO), Chairman of the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution, announced the witnesses for next week’s hearing on politically motivated violence. The witnesses are Michael Knowles, a victim of left-wing violence, Former Acting DHS Secretary Chad Wolf, and Kyle Shideler, an expert on the funding networks of left-wing groups.
SIKESTON, Mo. – Southeast Missouri Food Bank will host its annual Empty Bowls events on Friday, Nov. 7, featuring a new lunch gathering in Jackson and the return of the popular evening event hosted by Riverside Pottery Studio in Cape Girardeau. For several years, Riverside Pottery has hosted the evening Empty Bowls event, inviting
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – State Representative Ray Reed (D–St. Louis) today called on Governor Mike Kehoe to use every tool at his disposal to protect Missouri families who rely on the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), as the ongoing federal government shutdown threatens to halt benefits for over 326,000 households next month. “In moments like these,
PERRYVILLE – The Perry County Commission will meet in regular session at 9 a.m. today. The meeting will be held on the first floor of the Perry County Courthouse. It is open to the public. The tentative agenda for the meeting: The minutes of the October 20 commission meeting:
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AUXVASSE, Mo. – University of Missouri Extension will offer training on “Opportunities for Drones in Agriculture” Nov. 14 at the Auxvasse Lions Club Park. Drone at the MU Southwest Research Extension and Education Center in Mount Vernon. Photo by Chloe Collins. The event runs 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. and will provide farmers,
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COLUMBIA, Mo. – University of Missouri Extension is expanding its “Freeze It!” food waste reduction program across rural Missouri. Food waste is an escalating environmental and health issue, says MU Extension nutrition and health specialist Rachel O’Halloran. The “Freeze It!” program responds to this challenge by empowering rural families to better manage their
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JEFFERSON CITY — In response to the tornados experienced on May 16, 2025, the Show Me Hope Crisis Counseling Program (CCP) grant will fund psychological services to help build hope and resiliency in St. Louis and Sikeston area survivors. Show Me Hope crisis counselors will teach coping and stress management skills to anyone dealing with anxiety and uncertainty from the
COLUMBIA – Young people across Missouri are proving you don’t need magical powers to make a difference—just the courage to do good. Through a partnership between 4-H and NBCUniversal, youths nationwide are showing how small acts of kindness can create powerful change. In celebration of the movie “Wicked: For Good,” which opens in
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SPRINGFIELD, IL – The Illinois Department of Central Management Services (CMS) has been honored with three awards from the National Association of State Chief Administrators (NASCA), recognizing the department’s transformational work in modernizing hiring, elevating public service leadership, and improving government operations for Illinoisans. The awards were presented on October 23 at NASCA’s annual Leadership
